Industrial OT Engineer: Automation & Cybersecurity

Abbott; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 61,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in Columbus, OH seeks an Operational Technology Engineer to support and maintain manufacturing OT data systems, ensuring uptime and IT/security compliance for the plant OT landscape.

You will collaborate with OT/IT teams, support HMI architectures, and help deploy data systems across capital projects while ensuring regulatory adherence. This on-site role emphasizes reliability and security within a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or Engineering preferred.
• 5+ years of significant IT, engineering, and/or operational experience.
• 5+ years in a related field and/or industry.
• Must be able to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
• Must be able to work fully onsite in Columbus, OH

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain manufacturing operation data systems and servers including hardware and software for the Columbus Plant Operational Technology (OT) systems. For example: OSIsoft PI, Ignition, ZPI data servers, Delta V, iFix, FactoryTalk AssetCentre
• Coordinate with IT support team as needed to maintain secured OT infrastructure for manufacturing operation and actively participate in Cyber Security compliance initiatives – disaster recovery, asset security, patching, malware prevention, etc
• Provide Manufacturing Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) architecture support
• Work with Division teams to deploy manufacturing operations data systems as part of cross-functional capital project delivery team
• Coordinate with internal quality and process authority organizations to ensure regulatory compliance
• Maintain solutions for Critical Process Parameters Monitoring and Process Data Reporting
• Resolve underlying problems: Identify customer/ client needs and propose solutions to address them; make alterations in products or services to better meet (recognized or unrecognized) customer need, e.g. partners with an outside vendor to provide a better deliverable
• Provide on call support ofplant OT system

Skills

IT experience

Engineering experience

Regulatory compliance

On-site work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

OSIsoft PI

Ignition

DeltaV

iFix

FactoryTalk AssetCentre

Windows Server

ZPI data servers

Job description

Abbott in Columbus, OH seeks an Operational Technology Engineer to support and maintain manufacturing OT data systems, ensuring uptime and IT/security compliance for the plant OT landscape.

You will collaborate with OT/IT teams, support HMI architectures, and help deploy data systems across capital projects while ensuring regulatory adherence. This on-site role emphasizes reliability and security within a manufacturing setting.